I recently attended, along with several other members of the Richmond Astronomical Society, the Staunton River Star Party hosted jointly by the Chapel Hill Astronomy Club (CHAOS) and the Staunton River State Park. Before I was able to find the time to attend, I had heard the party was a good one, but had not […]

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Solar Eclipse 2017

The big event of 2017 is going to be a total solar eclipse on Aug. 21. It’s the first total solar eclipse visible from the continental United States in nearly four decades. But, it’s only going to be visible in certain locations. the web sitespace.com has a very nice video of where you’ll be able to see it.

For us Virginians, that means travel to Tennessee, far western N. Carolina, or S. Carolina.